I took these shots early in the morning with the idea of catching the early sun illuminating the north side of the building. I'm not really pleased with the results: in many respects an exercise in frustration.

One problem I did anticipate: the trees make it hard to get a good angle on the building anymore. But there were several problems I did not anticipate:

• The weather was not exactly cooperating: clouds hid the sunrise, and they show up even in some of the later shots.
• The morning sun (when it did shine) created stark shadows, and the glare from the white building made exposures really hard to get right; even the automatic exposure was fooled.
• But despite the glare, the early light was not strong illumination, so the contrast between building and sky was hard to get right.
• The sloping ground meant I was constantly having to adjust the tripod, and I now understand that not all tripods are created equal! Feeling pressed for time (so as not to lose the northerly illumination) and finding the tripod difficult to adjust properly, I didn't pay enough attention to getting the horizontal true.
• Because the trees block the view so much, several shots were taken relatively close with a wide-angle setting — which creates its own characteristic distortion and makes the vertical lines noticeably non-parallel.

Getting a good shot of the building has turned into a real challenge!

Below are what I think are the best shots, some of them "photo-shopped" a bit.